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The Bureau
of Labor Statistics' "Regional and State Employment and Unemployment" report, Missouri ranks sixth in the nation when it comes to job growth from September to October. In addition to high rankings on the national scale, Missouri also pulled ahead of neighboring states, ranking first in month-to-month growth, and second in annual growth from October 2015.
Missouri was
one of 11 states with significant month-to-month employment increases from
September 2016.
Bill Niblack
of the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center said Missouri’s
place at the top of the charts compared to surrounding states is also an
important economic indicator.
"We’re all part of the
central U.S. and the other states are more similar to Missouri than larger
states like California, Texas, or Florida," he said. "when we see Missouri outpacing nearby states, we are seeing good substantial change."
The rankings
were released on the heels of last week’s job report, which showed the highest employment in Missouri state history.
Learn more by reading the October 2016 job report news
release.
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